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DOL Proposes Major Overhaul of Overtime Rules:
Why it matters -
Expanding the scope of employees eligible for overtime, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its long-awaited new rules revising the white collar...more

The Impact of National Same-Sex Marriage for Employers -
Why it matters:
How will employers feel the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges? The landmark ruling that the Fourteenth...more

Joint Employers Can Be Liable for Employee Misclassification in California:
Why it matters -
Liability under the California Labor Code extends to joint employers that are aware of a willful misclassification of an...more

Actual Knowledge by Employer Not Necessary for Title VII Religious Discrimination Claim, U.S. Supreme Court Rules -
Why it matters:
In a closely watched case, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a teenage applicant to...more

Coming Soon to an In-Box Near You: An EEOC Charge -
Why it matters:
Employers, take note: the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has initiated the rollout of its electronic complaint program, the first...more

U.S. Supreme Court Permits Narrow Review of EEOC Conciliation Process -
Why it matters:
The U.S. Supreme Court handed a victory—albeit limited—to employers when it determined that courts may consider the...more

To Accommodate or Not to Accommodate? U.S. Supreme Court Weighs in on Pregnant Employees -
Why it matters:
The U.S. Supreme Court decided the first of two major employment law cases this term when a 6-3 majority of...more

California Legislation to Consider: Protections for Unpaid Interns and Volunteers -
Why it matters:
In this issue of the newsletter, the focus of our review of new California laws shifts from leaves of absence...more

California Legislation to Consider: Mandatory Paid Sick Leave -
Why it matters:
Employers in California face a host of new laws set to take effect in the coming months. In the next few issues of the newsletter, we...more

U.S. Supreme Court: Security Screenings Not Compensable -
Why it matters: In a closely watched case, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reversed the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rule that the time spent by...more

California Jury Awards Record $185M Verdict to Female Employee -
Why it matters: A California jury made national headlines and terrified employers across the country when it awarded $185 million in punitive damages...more

State Voters Pass Paid Sick Leave, Wage Increases -
Why it matters: The polls have closed and the votes are in: The midterm elections will have a significant impact on employers across the country as voters in multiple...more

DOL Grants Could Signal More Misclassification Actions -
Why it matters: Employers have faced a tidal wave of litigation over the alleged misclassification of employees as independent contractors, with workers ranging...more

EEOC Sues Over Transgender Discrimination -
Why it matters: In its first cases alleging bias against transgender employees, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed suit against a Florida eye clinic and a...more

The Need to Correctly Classify Employees -
Why it matters: Providing a $1.25 million lesson in the importance of correctly classifying employees, the Oakland Raiders settled a lawsuit brought by the team’s cheerleading...more

California Enacts Paid Sick Leave -
Why it matters: Employers in California must now provide three paid sick days per year for workers, pursuant to a new law going into effect on July 1, 2015. The controversial...more

California Supreme Court Weighs In On Commission Wages -
Why it matters: Employers in California that pay commission wages should familiarize themselves with a new decision from the California Supreme Court limiting...more

High Court’s Fall Docket Includes Major Employment Issues -
Why it matters: While the 2013-2014 U.S. Supreme Court term may be over, the justices have granted certiorari in two major employment cases slated for the...more

Recess Is Over: Supreme Court Strikes NLRB Appointments -
Why it matters: Striking a blow to the President and the National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Supreme Court held that three recess appointments made by...more

Appellate Court Tosses Employee’s Seating Suit -
Why it matters: An employer won a rare victory in a suitable seating case when a California appellate court affirmed summary judgment in a suit brought by a sample...more

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